ordained

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈdeɪnd/
• Rhymes: -eɪnd
• Hyphenation: or‧dained

ordained (not comparable)

1. Established by authority.
2. Admitted to the ministry of the church.

   There was much pomp at the ceremony that made him an ordained minister.

ordained

1. simple past and past participle of ordain

• inroaded